Rug-fastener.



PATENTED APB.. 7, 1908.

W. A. & G. M. ALBEN.

. RUG FASTENER. APPLIGATION FILED JULY 1a. 1907.

y UNITED em* weee,

.l 'WLLIM ALBEN AND CHARLES M. ALBEN, GF MENEM?? LPOLS, MINNESOTA.

rem-@med April 7, .1o-oe.

agndGHAiLEs M. ALBEN, citizens of tbe United Sia'ee, resxdmg. 'et Minneapolis, m 1

; `the countyt of Hennepin and @wieV of Miunesota, have lglvelited' eotmn new anni ueefu improvements in Rug--Feetenere :md we do herebyldeela'fe the. following" `to be: e ul, clem?, and 'exact description of the invention,

l0 Vmitch .als Win enable otiere ekied, En the mrt to Which it appeg'tans to make and: use fue same.

' I `This invenion has fol1 its object to provide an extremely smpe land e'lcent devife for detbh'ably securing the corners 4o: rugs; or

clerpeinso the foor, and. to tbe. endrb con slsts AofL'Lhenove deweesand. eombmf-L'tlous penying drawings, wherein like ohmfec'fers indicate' like perte' `vew3.

e Refelg'ing to 'the drawings, Figure i pzm View', showing ,one Corner ofy the m throughout the se'em carpet, and ilustm'ng one of Vthe improved e. verm@ oei seeislou tekenen the ,une :n2-fac of Fig.

l. ,Fig a plan, View 'of one.I of the feeenexfs removed vfrom tbe mg; and Fg; 1s n,

3o vertical eeef'on Laken 'on the .line .1154' of Fig., 3,.,

The rug-or' Carpet. `is indicated by the nb merel l. -Tie/fajetel Gris formed from a/Lhn biete 2V of sheet meteb pre'emby Meel, bev

:i3 ing pressed from @he body thereof :L multipleity ofbmbs The said plaie pfeil embly eppoximeely 'zmguhm and jhe apex' of its acute angle is formed wtb :m elongated seat@ 'mv'nej e emxtmoted outer 4 6 Dertien and L relatively wide inner pmxnion,

fbe eonmeted outer portiou is preferably beveled dowwmi eo'thai'y 'it will vioeely i'y the Vbevekui vheed of anbrdinery :screw 5. This :screw 5, in practice, is screwed imo the Hoor at the. pz'ope' place, 'with its bend prejectng Very slightly above J(be Hom The plate f2 1s seemed to the comer of the ,rug or oalpebl bv the barbe 3 Winch. are

'pre-seed upwa'fl' e/eeet pmly beretbrougb, 10 end me pombe of which are clenched or bem -seew beanie (ue ov tbe eef-urine; devices above de scribed sloud., or course, be applied to the comelof" the me o?? ompe', and if desired @them may-beapplied to tbe il'xi'ermeda-te edge poriiobe tbeeof. The. petee L? are adapted o'vbe coupled to the smew heads by ssnletobng Lbe' rug so as to bring; thfe large inem,- end po'ivioue of the slots QL in line with the respective eelew beads, and then pressing the :seme dowuwzud so that the screw beads me @lx-need. be enter tubo Said Soiie. W'ben the o msgreeeeed it wl, by its ownteueiom draw 'zbe ermtrzwgm outer end ,)olione of tbe slots 4f under tbe eo'ew bende, thereby'se eu'xely attaching tbe fsadle-tes to the epeetve screws and seeurey :mf-boring the rug or carpet to the Hoor. As evidea'lt, f1y

,reveee operation from the?, described WUI eem/e m quickly detacl the coupling plates 2 from the respeertwe screws. i "Phe dewcedeeerlbed, es 1s ob'vlous, 1s ot u projectvey sbghty, if any, above the mid @ou fling pini/es, there are ,no abrupt pi-ojeeuone eieetfh the rug or'eerpet, :auch es :,w L d produce extreme. weer :Lt my partieulm' point. 'netead of the smfewe, nails or Strong headed pins may be need.. Whetwe elamis:

'lhe combination with a. me,r or carpet il', of e eouping plete 2 l'mvingbarbs means of which it ie secured to a corner of' seid mg or empet, :md having an elongated slot formed with, n mntmeted'and beveled opter end p e tion and L eet'vely Wide inner emb tion, und e screw 5 applied to ejooi' and bzwing e, tfzpered bead .bieertble l'fiuougb .the inner end portion of seid slot 4, und engage able with the .t1f'rz1e1ed and beveled outer en@ exwemity of :said sot the upper eu'i'me of Seid @Crew being Hush. with tbe upper sul? fece of saidpete, substantie-,lyfee described.

in teetin'my whereof We e'x our signufnures in preeenue of two Witneseee,

VVUAM ALBEN. @EARL L@ MALLDEL i"fs/Vienessee 13ML@ Mols@ 'b1 D; bbl-Roemer, 

